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The Blend

THIS IS A SAFE SPACE TO GET A TASTE OF MY 2 MAIN YOGA APPROACHES 

Self-Love Yoga
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Trauma Sensitive Yoga

I invite you to give yourself permission to take your time, to read through the descriptions with slowness, to allow yourself to be touched by words and to pause when needed.

Most importantly...

Breath through
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In Trauma Sensitive Yoga I blend practices of Yoga, Somatics & Mindfulness,

to support you in your unique and personal journey of:

  • navigating safer connection with your own body and the world around you

  • cultivating the ability to remain present, the capacity to notice and tolerate inner experiences (creating capacity)

  • developing a connection to your internal experience and felt sense

  • fostering a sense of personal agency and a capacity for choice-making & self-regulation

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4 Key Principles of TSY

Experiencing the PRESENT MOMENT

Making CHOICES

Taking Effective ACTION

Creating RHYTHMS

  1. Experiencing the Present Moment

Somatic awareness is a pathway to experience the physical sensations of the body right here & now and serves as a coping tool to manage disassociation. The body might not feel like a safe space to inhabit after trauma, creating a tendency to escape it, to avoid it, ultimate disconnecting from the body and the world around. The invitation is to come back to the Soma (the body), witness the sensations, and develop a sense of safety leading to embodiment.

 

   2. Making choices

The lack of choice, of control, of the sense of agency is a common denominator among trauma survivors. The invitation is to listen to the body and adjust the practice (choosing the appropriate variation and the depth & duration of a pose) based on felt sensations and emotions. Regaining a sense of agency and a felt sense of control, of being an active participant in one’s own life, help develop a sense of empowerment. In TSY, there is no “shoulds”. Instead, there is freedom of choice, an inner exploration to create a kind gentle, safe and caring experience (all the missing things during trauma)

 

   3. Taking Effective Actions

The intention is to create opportunities for students to cultivate a sense of self-efficacy and to take active actions to feel better: Rising above helplessness and out of freeze state, by being encouraged to ask for support and help when needed in the practice, to communicate any discomfort and to adjust the environment to create a more pleasant experience (using props, adjusting temperature, asking instructor for more explanation, for a lower voice…)

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   4. Creating Rhythms

Dys-synchrony, disconnection, disturbed ability to self-regulate, impaired biorhythms, emotional dysregulation… could lead to isolation. TSY is one way to experience being in sync with other people, through breath, movement and shared experience (interpersonal rhythm), while honouring one’s own rhythm by synchronizing breath & movement (intrapersonal rhythm). The opportunity is to reconnect rhythmically with oneself, others, the world, to find a sense of connection while maintaining a sense of duration and to experience that things end.

These 4 key principles are essential in cultivating Self-Love.

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All you need to know about Self-Love Yoga, a practice that I birthed along my Journey few years ago. Happy sliding :) 

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What is SLY?

  • A Soft, Kind & Gentle Practice to cultivate non-judgment, acceptance & compassion towards the Self

  • A transformational practice that guides you into healing tools to self-sooth, reconnect & attune to yourself

  • A safe space to explore the relationship with the Self

        - Witnessing inner dialogue

        - Attuning to the body’s needs

        - Welcoming emotions to surface

  • A slow pace and tender invitation to sweeten the relationship with the Self:

        - Releasing inner critic

        - Cultivating healthy self-talk

        - Honouring & Respecting needs

        - Transmuting low frequency emotions through Movement & Breath 

  • A holistic inner Voyage (Body, Mind, Heart) to create more pathways for love to Flow watering your inner garden

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What are the ELEMENTS of SLY Session?:

  • Embodied Movement

       -  Conscious ,Mindful & Gentle

       -  Intuitive & Exploratory

       -  Respectful of current physical state (energy level, tightness, pain, limitations, injuries)                 &  needs of the moment)

 

  • Rhythmic Breathwork: Soft, Slow & Deep breathing patterns to

      -  Relax the nervous system

      -  Release physical tension & nourish the cells and organs

      -  Soften the heart centre

 

  • Healing Touch: Self-Soothing practices through

     -  Self massage

     -  Tapping

     -  Holding Self & Witnessing

 

  • Visualisation > energy cleansing

  • Relaxation > rest & restore

  • Meditation > forgiveness, loving-kindness, compassion, self-acceptance, self-worth, open-heart  meditation

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What are the Stages of SLY Practice?

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1. Landing

  • Arriving in the space, orienting practice to ground and shift attention internally

  • Establishing a sense of safety

  • Inviting ease and relaxation

  • Anchoring in the present moment

  • Setting intentions

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2. Holistic Check-in

  • Seeing reality as it is, practicing non-judgment and honesty with self

  • Tuning in to acknowledge the inner landscape and current state:

    • Body (sensations)

    • Heart (emotions)

    • Mind (thoughts)

 

3. Rhythm & Alignment

  • Finding the suitable flow, coordinating both movement and breath, the two main ingredients of the practice, to create harmony within

 

4. Self-Awareness

  • Observing the fluctuations of the mind without judgment

  • Staying conscious of and present with physical sensations

  • Allowing emotions to surface, to be felt, welcomed, and accepted

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5. Self-Attunement

  • Tending to oneself by listening closely to inner whispers, acknowledging current needs, and honoring them

  • Following impulses, intuition, and inner wisdom/guidance, making choices and adjustments accordingly

  • Witnessing to transmute:

    • Releasing the urge to suppress emotions, deny sensations, and repress thoughts

    • Granting oneself permission to be (welcoming it all)

    • Allowing energy to shift naturally as a result (alchemy)

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  6. Nurturing

  • Cultivating love as a frequency

  • Sending it intentionally to all parts of oneself craving this medicine, awakening inner power

  • Softening the heart to receive

  • Rising to a higher vibration

  • Deep cellular restoration

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  7. Gratitude

  • Thanking the body, the source, inner wisdom and guidance, and all supporting elements of the practice

  • Shifting mindset from lack to abundance

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Curious? Want to try a single session?
Interested or excited about this approach?

Want to dive in & cultivate a regular online practice? 

You can now schedule your free discovery call so we discuss how we can make it happen and all the details/logistics. yey!

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